ME 407 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research I (Autumn 2007)
NOTE: This page will be used for general class announcement concerning the modules handled by Jayendran Venkateswaran
Instructor: Jayendran Venkateswaran <jayendran @ iitb.ac.in>
Office: ME 319
Office Hours: Tue & Wed 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Class Meeting hours: Slot 5 (Mon 10:35am - 11:30am, Wed 9:30am - 10:25am, Thu 9:30am - 10:25am)
Co-instructor: Narayan Rangaraj <narayan.rangaraj @ iitb.ac.in>, Rm. ME308
Course Syllabus
Click here for the course handout
Lectures (tentative)
W 25/7/07: Introduction to IE & OR
Th 26/7/07: Basic Definitions and Concepts in Optimization
M 30/7/07: Problem Formulation
W 01/8/07: Problem Formulation
Th 02/8/07: Graphical Method for solving LPs
M 06/8/07: Algebraic Method for solving LPs
W 08/8/07: Algebraic Method for solving LPs, Simplex Method
Th 09/8/07: Simplex Method
M 13/8/07: Simplex Method: degeneracy, cycling,
W 15/8/07: NO CLASS: Independence Day
Th 16/8/07: Simplex Method: alternate optima, unbounded
M 20/8/07: Two-Phase method
W 22/8/07: Concept of Duality, Primal-Dual relationships
Th 23/8/07: Primal-Dual relationships, Economic Interpretations of Dual
M 27/8/07: Economic Interpretations of Dual, Dual Simplex
W 29/8/07: Dual Simplex, Sensitivity Analysis
Th 30/8/07: Sensitivity Analysis
M 03/9/07: Sensitivity Analysis
W 05/9/07: Sensitivity Analysis - Gapco Example
Th 06/9/07: Transportation & Network Flow Models
Mid-sem Exam Saturday, 8/9/07 9:30am-11:30am (closed book/ closed notes)
M 17/9/07: Transportation models
W 19/9/07: Assignment models
Note: Post mid-sem, other advanced topics in optimization maybe taken up.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Cheating, copying and plagiarism is not allowed in assignments, quizzes, exams etc. Detection of such practices will result in the appropriate penalties as prescribed by the Institute. Please make sure that whatever you submit under your name is your own work.
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